| Operator |
Meaning |
Example |
| Basic Search Symbols |
| - |
Excludes search results that include this term. |
best tablets -drawing |
| | |
Returns search results that match terms on either side of the pipe. The same as writing "OR" between search terms. |
computer | tablet |
| @ |
Returns search results that match a particular social media site. |
phone recall @twitter |
| # |
Returns search results that include a specific hashtag. |
#throwbackthursday |
| "" |
Returns search results that include all terms within quotes in the exact given order. |
"never gonna give you up" |
| * |
Returns search results where any words can be matched in place of the asterisk. |
best * in america |
| .. |
When placed between two numbers, returns search results that match within the number range. |
chromebook $200..$500 |
| () |
Used to group search terms and control the search logic of the query. |
(best | worst) office suite |
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| Popular Search Operators |
| cache: |
Show Google's cached version of a specific page. |
cache:makeuseof.com |
| filetype: |
Returns only search results that match a particular file extension. |
sleep study filetype:pdf |
| related: |
Returns other websites that are similar to the queried website. |
related:nytimes.com |
| site: |
Returns only search results from a particular website. |
productivity tips site:makeuseof.com |
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| Other Search Operators |
| inanchor: |
Returns pages that are linked to using anchor text matching the search query. |
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| allinanchor: |
Same as inanchor, but matching every term that appears after allinanchor. |
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| intext: |
Returns only search results that match in the page's body. |
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| allintext: |
Same as intext, but matching every term that appears after allintext. |
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| intitle: |
Returns only search results that match in the page's title. |
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| allintitle: |
Same as intitle, but matching every term that appears after allintitle. |
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| inurl: |
Returns only search results that match in the page's URL. |
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| allinurl: |
Same as inurl, but matching every term that appears after allinurl. |
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| Informational Search Queries |
| define |
Returns a definition of the given term. |
define gregarious |
| time |
Returns the current time at a particular location. |
time stockholm |
| to |
Convert measurements from one unit to another. |
1 cup to tbsp |
| translate |
Translates the queried terms into another specified language. |
translate hello world german |
| weather |
Returns the weather forecast for the given location or ZIP code. |
weather 90210 |
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